Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided July 1, 1971PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtFort, J.
Defendant was convicted of the crime of malfeasance in office under ORS 162.240. He assigns as sole error the trial court’s denial of his motion for an order dismissing the indictment on the ground that the state had faded to prove proper venue. The case was filed and tried in Clatsop County. A statement of the facts is necessary to dispose of the venue issue.
The state’s evidence established that in 1970, Klass Bros., Inc., a California concern, had a contract with the State of Oregon to paint the Astoria bridge, a major interstate bridge crossing the Columbia River at Astoria, Clatsop…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. CoresSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- State Ex Rel. Ricco v. BiggsOregon Supreme Court · 1953
- State v. LangleyOregon Supreme Court · 1958
- Kneefe v. SullivanCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1970
- McLemore v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by1 opinion
- State v. HallCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1976